洪水猛兽 in English hong2 shui3 meng3 shou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) severe floods and fierce beasts (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically great scourges
  • extremely dangerous or threatening things

Simplified Characters

洪 水 猛 兽

Traditional Characters

洪 水 猛 獸

Pinyin

hong2 shui3 meng3 shou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

洪hong2surname Hong 水shui3surname Shui 猛meng3ferocious 兽shou4beast